CVE-2026-5674 HIGH

CVE-2026-5674: Pipewire: pipewire: sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution via malicious library loading

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-427
Published July 16, 2026
Last update July 16, 2026

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escape sandboxed applications, such as Flatpak, by exploiting PipeWire's PulseAudio compatibility layer. An attacker with minimal permissions within a sandboxed environment can load a malicious library, leading to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox and potential compromise of the user's system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2026 CVE published